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Cable Industry Veteran Michael Willner Agrees To Serve As President And CEO Of "SpinCo"

STAMFORD, Conn. and
PHILADELPHIA,
May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) today announced that former Insight Communications, Inc. co-founder and CEO and 40-year cable industry veteran
Michael S. Willner has agreed to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of "SpinCo," the new cable company that will be spun off from Comcast upon completion of the Comcast – Time Warner Cable merger and the Comcast – Charter transactions. Willner will oversee the operations of SpinCo, which will serve approximately 2.5 million customers in
Alabama,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Tennessee and
Wisconsin.

SpinCo will have a nine-member board of directors, three of whom will be appointed by Charter, including Charter President and CEO,
Tom Rutledge, who will serve as the non-executive Chairman of the Board. Comcast will appoint three of the remaining six members of the board and will select three more from a list provided by Charter. These six board members will be independent of both Charter and Comcast. In addition, Charter will have a services agreement with SpinCo, which will help both companies achieve greater scale and regional efficiencies.

"A skilled operator with an impressive track record of success, Michael has been a pillar of leadership and an active ambassador for the Industry," said
Tom Rutledge, President and CEO of Charter. "Michael's expertise, strategic vision, and knowledge from his years at Insight will be invaluable to the customers, employees and shareholders of SpinCo. Having him on board now – and leading the new business post-transaction – will be extremely advantageous."

"Michael is an excellent leader and the perfect choice to be at the helm of this new company," said
Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast. "His deep knowledge of the cable business, combined with his experience and focus on technology, will enable him to drive growth and product innovation for customers and position SpinCo as a competitor in the industry."

"I am excited to assemble and lead a new team of executives who will be exclusively focused on creating a great company with terrific products and excellent customer service," said Willner. "I am honored to take on this task and look forward to working with Tom and his team at Charter, as well as the strong teams in place within these systems and the other MSOs and suppliers in the industry."